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christmas facts

#1
Christmas was illegal in the U.S. until 1836 as it was considered an Ancient Pagan Holiday.

#2
Every Christmas, one million letters are addressed to Santa Claus
at his own postal code:
"H0H 0H0, North Pole, Canada."

#3
The weeks before Christmasis the most popular time for couples to break up, according to data analyzed from Facebook.

#4
During the Christmas season, almost 28 LEGO sets are sold every second.

#5
Norwegians pay
half tax in November
so everyone has
more money for Christmas.

#6
In Catalonia (Spain), a smiley-faced piece of wood called "Shitting Log" poops out the presents in Christmas.

#7
Christmas ham, originally a pagan tradition, was endorsed by the Catholic Church as a test of truthful conversion from Judaism.

#8
In some European countries, children are given gifts on December 6 rather than in Christmas Day.

#9
About 200 Christmas trees catch fire every year in the U.S.

#10
In Japan, KFC is a typical feast of Christmas Eve.

#11
New Zealand bans all advertising on TV on Christmas, Easter, Good Friday and ANZAC Day.

#12
British people say "Happy Christmas" because in the 19th century the word "merry" also meant "intoxicated" so they wanted to separate it from public insobriety.